I mean when you're given a film starring Ronald Colman and Vincent Price as the Spirit of Man and a demon touring human history to determine if mankind should survive, you kinda get what you expect. I knew this was going to be bad going in and I'm pleased to announce it is just as boring and lifeless as I figured. Vincent Price is always a welcome presence and the set pieces oscillate from laughably cheap to somewhat clever. There's a kind of endearing charm to this. Its liberal optimism and adherence to the star-studded epic formula are fascinating relics of a film which unsuccessfully copies the go big or go home mentality of late period studio filmmaking. Feels like a rotten Epcot show. Almost disappointing when a good actor makes an appearance (Charles Coburn, no!)
I mean when you're given a film starring Ronald Colman and Vincent Price as the Spirit of Man and a demon touring human history to determine if mankind should survive, you kinda get what you expect. I knew this was going to be bad going in and I'm pleased to announce it is just as boring and lifeless as I figured. Vincent Price is always a welcome presence and the set pieces oscillate from laughably cheap to somewhat clever. There's a kind of endearing charm to this. Its liberal optimism and adherence to the star-studded epic formula are fascinating relics of a film which unsuccessfully copies the go big or go home mentality of late period studio filmmaking. Feels like a rotten Epcot show. Almost disappointing when a good actor makes an appearance (Charles Coburn, no!)
